Think Football 2019: "France ready to break records" (Fatma Samoura, FIFA)

"It is a pleasure to see women's football being promoted today, which proves the importance it has gained in recent years. In 2015, the Women's World Cup drew 1.35 million spectators to the stadiums and had 750 million viewers. France seems ready to break these records and it is possible that the 2019 World Cup will have more than a billion viewers. The world's most popular sport cannot develop fully if half of the world's population is not involved. Women's football is therefore a huge reservoir of development for football and FIFA," said Fatma Samoura, FIFA secretary general and guest of honour at Think Football 2019, on 07/02/2019.

"It is an honour to be the ambassador for this event where women's football is at the heart of the debate. I have always been convinced that women have a say in the world of football. In 2019, we have the chance to host the World Cup in France and everyone is talking about women's sport. It must not be just a fashionable trend, it must last over time," said Laura Georges, Think Football 2019 ambassador, former French international and secretary general…